/watch arg added, main.js updated

ElectronNET.CLI/Commands/StartElectronCommand.cs

@@ -60,7 +60,25 @@ namespace ElectronNET.CLI.Commands
                 var platformInfo = GetTargetPlatformInformation.Do(string.Empty, string.Empty);
 
                 string tempBinPath = Path.Combine(tempPath, "bin");
-                var resultCode = ProcessHelper.CmdExecute($"dotnet publish -r {platformInfo.NetCorePublishRid} --output \"{tempBinPath}\" /p:PublishReadyToRun=true --no-self-contained", aspCoreProjectPath);
+                var resultCode = 0;
+
+                if (parser != null && parser.Contains("watch"))
+                {
+
+                    // if not exists then create mklink
+                    if (!Directory.Exists($"{tempBinPath}")) Directory.CreateDirectory(tempBinPath);
+                    if (!Directory.Exists($"{tempBinPath}\\wwwroot")) resultCode = ProcessHelper.CmdExecute($"mklink /D {tempBinPath}\\wwwroot wwwroot", aspCoreProjectPath);
+
+                    if (!File.Exists($"{tempBinPath}\\electron.manifest.json"))
+                    {
+                        resultCode = ProcessHelper.CmdExecute($"mklink /h {tempBinPath}\\electron.manifest.json electron.manifest.json", aspCoreProjectPath);
+                    }
+
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    resultCode = ProcessHelper.CmdExecute($"dotnet publish -r {platformInfo.NetCorePublishRid} --output \"{tempBinPath}\" /p:PublishReadyToRun=true --no-self-contained", aspCoreProjectPath);
+                }
 
                 if (resultCode != 0)
                 {
@@ -110,6 +128,11 @@ namespace ElectronNET.CLI.Commands
                     arguments += " --clear-cache=true";
                 }
 
+                if (parser.Arguments.ContainsKey("watch"))
+                {
+                    arguments += " --watch=true";
+                }
+
                 string path = Path.Combine(tempPath, "node_modules", ".bin");
                 bool isWindows = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows);
 
@@ -117,6 +140,7 @@ namespace ElectronNET.CLI.Commands
                 {
                     Console.WriteLine("Invoke electron.cmd - in dir: " + path);
                     ProcessHelper.CmdExecute(@"electron.cmd ""..\..\main.js"" " + arguments, path);
+
                 }
                 else
                 {

ElectronNET.CLI/ElectronNET.CLI.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
 
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
     <AssemblyName>dotnet-electronize</AssemblyName>
     <ToolCommandName>electronize</ToolCommandName>
 
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
     <PackageReleaseNotes>Changelog: https://github.com/ElectronNET/Electron.NET/blob/master/Changelog.md</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIcon>PackageIcon.png</PackageIcon>
     <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
+    <StartupObject></StartupObject>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="PackageIcon.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+    <None Include="PackageIcon.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

ElectronNET.CLI/Properties/launchSettings.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "profiles": {
     "ElectronNET.CLI": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "commandLineArgs": "build \"C:\\Users\\Gregor\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2017\\Projects\\ElectronNET\\ElectronNET.WebApp\""
+      "commandLineArgs": "start /project-path \"C:\\Users\\Rizvi\\source\\repos\\Electron.NET\\ElectronNET.WebApp\" /watch"
     }
   }
 }

ElectronNET.Host/main.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { app } = require('electron');
 const { BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
 const path = require('path');
-const process = require('child_process').spawn;
+const cProcess = require('child_process').spawn;
 const portscanner = require('portscanner');
 const imageSize = require('image-size');
 let io, server, browserWindows, ipc, apiProcess, loadURL;
@@ -11,12 +11,25 @@ let commandLine, browserView;
 let splashScreen, hostHook;
 
 let manifestJsonFileName = 'electron.manifest.json';
-if(app.commandLine.hasSwitch('manifest')) {
+let watchable = false;
+if (app.commandLine.hasSwitch('manifest')) {
     manifestJsonFileName = app.commandLine.getSwitchValue('manifest');
 };
 
-const currentBinPath = path.join(__dirname.replace('app.asar', ''), 'bin');
-const manifestJsonFilePath = path.join(currentBinPath, manifestJsonFileName);
+if (app.commandLine.hasSwitch('watch')) {
+    watchable = true;
+};
+
+let currentBinPath = path.join(__dirname.replace('app.asar', ''), 'bin');
+let manifestJsonFilePath = path.join(currentBinPath, manifestJsonFileName);
+
+// if watch is enabled lets change the path
+if (watchable) {
+    currentBinPath = path.join(__dirname, '../../'); // go to project directory
+    currentBinPath = currentBinPath.substr(0, currentBinPath.length - 1);
+    manifestJsonFilePath = path.join(currentBinPath, manifestJsonFileName);
+}
+
 const manifestJsonFile = require(manifestJsonFilePath);
 if (manifestJsonFile.singleInstance || manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort) {
     const mainInstance = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
@@ -106,7 +119,11 @@ function startSocketApiBridge(port) {
     server.on('listening', function () {
         console.log('Electron Socket started on port %s at %s', server.address().port, server.address().address);
         // Now that socket connection is established, we can guarantee port will not be open for portscanner
-        startAspCoreBackend(port);
+        if (watchable) {
+            startAspCoreBackendWithWatch(port);
+        } else {
+            startAspCoreBackend(port);
+        }
     });
 
     io.on('connection', (socket) => {
@@ -153,7 +170,7 @@ function isModuleAvailable(name) {
 }
 
 function startAspCoreBackend(electronPort) {
-    if(manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort) {
+    if (manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort) {
         startBackend(manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort)
     } else {
         // hostname needs to be localhost, otherwise Windows Firewall will be triggered.
@@ -175,10 +192,40 @@ function startAspCoreBackend(electronPort) {
 
         let binFilePath = path.join(currentBinPath, binaryFile);
         var options = { cwd: currentBinPath };
-        apiProcess = process(binFilePath, parameters, options);
+        apiProcess = cProcess(binFilePath, parameters, options);
 
         apiProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
             console.log(`stdout: ${data.toString()}`);
         });
     }
 }
+
+function startAspCoreBackendWithWatch(electronPort) {
+    if (manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort) {
+        startBackend(manifestJsonFile.aspCoreBackendPort)
+    } else {
+        // hostname needs to be localhost, otherwise Windows Firewall will be triggered.
+        portscanner.findAPortNotInUse(electronPort + 1, 65535, 'localhost', function (error, electronWebPort) {
+            startBackend(electronWebPort);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function startBackend(aspCoreBackendPort) {
+        console.log('ASP.NET Core Watch Port: ' + aspCoreBackendPort);
+        loadURL = `http://localhost:${aspCoreBackendPort}`;
+        const parameters = ['watch','run', `--project ${currentBinPath}`, `/electronPort=${electronPort}`, `/electronWebPort=${aspCoreBackendPort}`];
+
+        console.log(currentBinPath);
+        var options = {
+            cwd: currentBinPath,
+            env: {
+                PATH: process.env.PATH
+            }
+        };
+        apiProcess = cProcess('dotnet', parameters, options);
+
+        apiProcess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+            console.log(`stdout: ${data.toString()}`);
+        });
+    }
+}

ElectronNET.WebApp/ElectronNET.WebApp.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <AspNetCoreHostingModel>OutOfProcess</AspNetCoreHostingModel>
     <AspNetCoreModuleName>AspNetCoreModule</AspNetCoreModuleName>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
-    <TypeScriptToolsVersion>3.6</TypeScriptToolsVersion>
+    <TypeScriptToolsVersion>3.8</TypeScriptToolsVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="Controllers\ManageWindowsController.cs" />